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Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book
Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book | Better Homes and Gardens
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The fully updated and revised edition of the best-selling, tried-and-true resource for generations of cooksSince 1930, home cooks have turned to Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book for guidance in the kitchen. This new edition includes more than 1,200 recipes, 1,000 color photos, and more tips and how-to information than ever. The "Secrets to Success" feature in each chapter shows cooks the key ingredients or steps to making each recipe successful. The "8 Ways With" feature enables home cooks to customize recipes by changing up flavors in basic recipes like omelets, shortbread cookies, and more. Along with the best recipes for favorite foods, this indispensable volume offers information on new cooking trends and fresh ideas, a new fruit and vegetable guide with ID photos, and expanded coverage of canning. Because food is at the heart of many family traditions, a new holiday chapter is included, and throughout the book, icons highlight recipes that are fast, low-calorie, and best-loved. From setting up a kitchen to cooking a great meal, this comprehensive book fulfills every cooking need.
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Eggs
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Happy Sandwich Day! When my old 1960s BHG cookbook fell apart, my daughters got me a new edition. Here‘s a sandwich 🥪 with Thanksgiving leftovers flair 🦃

#Sandwich #DaysDevotedTo

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

AnnCrystal 📚 that's sweet of your daughters 🥪💝. 3w
Eggs @AnnCrystal I am fortunate and grateful 🥲❤️😌 3w
AnnCrystal @Eggs 💝💝💝. 3w
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Aimeesue
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Jolabokaflod was a roaring success this year, as we all got books from our wishlists and most of them were secondhand. My daughter found the crow 🐦‍⬛ book, and her boyfriend found this 1956 edition of the BH&G New Cook Book, which I spent HOURS poring over and giggling at. A lot of the recipes are hysterical. Nutty pups, kids? That‘s a hot dog with crunchy PB on a toasted bun. I love old cookbooks. 😂
#BookHaul #FavoriteThings #MtCookbook

LeahBergen That cookbook! ❤️ 11mo
Aimeesue @LeahBergen It‘s kind of amazing. In a variety of ways! 😂 (edited) 11mo
Aimeesue And mad thanks to @vivastory for recommending XX - my son is enjoying it, if that‘s the right word for it. He‘s engrossed, at any rate! 11mo
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Christine Aww, my mom had that edition of the BH&G!! 😍 11mo
Tamra Oh, how fun! 11mo
AlaMich A hot dog with PB…maybe it could be good??🤔 11mo
mabell A Nutty Pup sounds genius! 😂 11mo
Aimeesue @Christine I‘m loving it! Even -or maybe especially - the pages that are spattered and stained from use ❤️ 11mo
Aimeesue @AlaMich @mabell I might have to work my way up to a Nutty Pup! I do like Thai peanut sauce with my tofu, so maybe I‘d like it? 11mo
Reggie I would totally try that nutty pup. I love peanut butter. 11mo
Aimeesue @Reggie Me too, and I like savory peanut dishes like Mount Vernon‘s peanut soup, Thai peanut sauce, and pad Thai, heavy on the peanuts, so I don‘t know why it struck me as odd. 😋 11mo
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Leftcoastzen
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#DecemberDreams #Baking Christmas cookies page of my great aunts cookbook.1953 edition!

Tamra So beautiful & nostalgic! 11mo
Leftcoastzen @Tamra Thanks, I think so too! Great family memories as well . 11mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yum 😋 and so pretty! 11mo
Eggs Too pretty to eat 👍🏼🍪🤗 11mo
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LiseWorks
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This cook book I inherited from my mom, she baked from recipes from the book since I can remember, I was 11 when I made my first cake from the recipe in it. Here I made jelly roll and cinnamon rolls and bread #festivephotochallenge #WinterGames2021 #TeamGameSleighers @StayCurious Day 22

j9brown Those look amazing! 😋 3y
LiseWorks They were really good too 3y
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Leftcoastzen
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After seeing @ValerieAndBooks post , I wanted to post about this 1953 edition.A family heirloom, it belonged to my great aunt, I treasure it!You definitely can trace changing ideas, trends , fashion,& lifestyles in the U.S. through the years of this classic cookbook.Actually, I would rather have that kitchen than my new one!

LeahBergen Love it! 3y
Jaimelire Love it! 3y
ValerieAndBooks Wow this is so awesome. I‘m pretty sure my mom had this edition at one time. Thanks for sharing 💖 3y
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ValerieAndBooks
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Top: 1982 edition
Middle: 1989 edition
Bottom: 2018 edition

Not only do clothing and kitchen styles change over the years, so do tastes. My current edition (found used but like new) for example has Buddha bowl recipes which are a thing now 😊.

Leftcoastzen Love it! 3y
LeahBergen Very cool! 3y
ValerieAndBooks @Leftcoastzen I won‘t get rid of my older editions but they will be in a cabinet instead of my cookbook shelves 😊 3y
ValerieAndBooks @LeahBergen even the food pictures look antiquated compared to that in the new edition 😏 3y
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TiminCalifornia
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The red plaid pattern of a timeless cookbook for #CuriousCovers.

Eggs Yes!!! Great choice! I forget to use my cookbooks for cover prompts. Good idea 💡 3y
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Charityann
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I also found this recipe in the same red and white cookbook, but it was to long to take a picture, so here‘s a site with the exact same recipe: https://www.food.com/recipe/buried-cherry-cookies-263855

These sound delicious, but I‘ve never made them before, so we‘ll see how it goes. 🙃 #merryreaders #wintergames @Clwojick

OutAndAbout I love cherries! Looks like a great recipe. 4y
Scochrane26 I make these sometimes, & they‘re really good. 4y
mabell I‘ve made these! I call them chocolate covered cherry cookies. 😄 4y
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Cosmos_Moon_River
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1. This classic is my go to cookbook. I have several that are more niche that I love, but this is the staple.
2. Cooking with white flower on Oasis, from the Book of Strange New Things. It could be recipes of how to make many things with one base bland ingredient.
3. Not much of a reading snacker, but coffee or tea is good to sip.

#sundayfunday
@ozma.of.oz

BookmarkTavern My mother swears by that cookbook! That‘s the one she used to teach me how to cook. Thank you for sharing! 4y
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Lynnsoprano
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#dailycheckin Baking day today. I made my annual peach pie this morning. Baked early because it is so bloody hot, which has left me plenty of reading time this afternoon.

OhBOOOOK Yum! 4y
keys_on_fire Jealous!! 🤤 4y
PurpleyPumpkin Looks very yummy! 😋 4y
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Seekingtardis So hot! It was 102 here today 😭 but that pie looks delicious!!! 4y
Lynnsoprano @OhBOOOOK @keys_on_fire @PurpleyPumpkin @Seekingtardis Thanks! We cut it tonight and it was wonderful. There goes my quarantine weight loss 😂 4y
PurpleyPumpkin Totally worth it!😂🥧 4y
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BarkingMadRead Pretty! 5y
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TK421
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1. Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. I always remember that red and white check cover in my mom's kitchen.
2. Maybe..If a burger is a sandwich, then a hot dog is a sandwich.
3. I would need a time machine so I could get Justin Wilson, the old cajun chef from PBS, to cook up a southern feast.
4. I love to eat plain potato chips with a big spoon of miracle whip to dip them in.
#ManicMonday @JoScho

JoScho 😋❤️🌭 6y
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AJones
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1. Tagged cookbook -I‘ve had it since I moved out and I turn to it several times a week; wonderful reference.
2. I say yes because it‘s main ingredient is the hotdog (meat) and it‘s between two pieces of bread (the bun). And I love to add all kinds of delicious toppings. Especially jalapeños or chili and cheese; just to name a few. Yum yum!
3. Bobby Flay
4. This is hard...I guess salsa on my eggs
#ManicMonday @JoScho

JoScho 😋❤️🌭 6y
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BookishBelle
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#ManicMonday @JoScho

1. Tagged. I learned a lot about how to cook from this cookbook. I also love How to be a Domestic Goddess by Nigella.
2. Nope.
3. Ina Garten. I‘d love a tour of her garden too!
4. I can‘t eat this anymore but back in the day I would dip my fries in my Wendy‘s frosty.

Stacy_31 Fries in the frosty, yes! My kids thought this was so weird, until they tried it. 😂 6y
JoScho I love fries in a Frosty! 6y
BookishBelle @Stacy_31 @JoScho Yes! It‘s so good!! 6y
JaclynW Fries in the frosty are yum! That's similar to what I put as my answer. 👍😊 6y
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MommyOfTwo
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We have been doing lots of baking this week 👩🏻‍🍳 👨🏻‍🍳 #Baker #EmojiMadness

rather_be_reading those r adorable!! 7y
JoScho Those egg cookies are so pretty 💕 7y
Mdargusch Those egg cookies! Wow! 👍🏼 7y
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kspenmoll So pretty! & yummy looking! 7y
MaleficentBookDragon So cute!!!! 🍪 7y
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BookNerd784
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December 26: Book Gifted to Me - Santa got me this for Christmas a couple of years ago. I'll admit I haven't cooked much from it. #cookbook #allthebooksdec

Betty Blast of memories! 7y
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MommyOfTwo
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So I see no one else seems to know what #JingleJuice is supposed to mean either since no one has posted lol. We made calzones tonight and a couple burst open and we‘re juicy and there may have been some jingling playing in the background. #DeckTheShelves

Alfoster Yum!!!😀 7y
Tamra Love calzone! 7y
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PenguinInFlight
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Making banana bread 🍌🍞for #thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. This is my very favorite #cookbook. 👩🏻‍🍳My mom got a copy for me when I got married...she got a copy as a wedding gift in 1979, and we cooked recipes from it all the time when I was growing up.

PolaroidPoet I still make the pumpkin bread recipe from this book. It‘s one of my favorite recipe books! (edited) 7y
Kaye Same one I learned to cook with. 7y
PenguinInFlight @PolaroidPoet I use it for pumpkin bread, too. I use it for a lot of things. It‘s always the first book I pick up to see if there is a recipe if I want to make something. ☺️ 7y
PenguinInFlight @Kaye My mom‘s book is barely holding together, but she hasn‘t gotten rid of it...my sister and I spent many hours with that cookbook! ☺️ 7y
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EchoLogical
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Last post for the night:

A #puremorning starts with breakfast... Delicious French toast on page 127 specifically... 😋

Seriously though, this cook book is amazing. Super simple recipes, with basic ingredients, and easy to follow instructions. As someone who learned to appreciate the culinary arts much later in life, this book has been a life saver.

#90sinJuly #cookbooks #breakfast

heikemarie We have the BG&G for diabetes which we like (for husband). My@go-to is the Betty Crocker - we had one growing up and my dad bought me my own when I struck out into the world. 7y
Cinfhen Ha! Love this post and french toast❤️❤️❤️ 7y
EchoLogical @inwhichHeikereadsharder That's so sweet! I haven't tried the Betty Crocker one but my mother in law owns a copy and she's always cooking up something scrumptious when we visit. I might have to give it shot. 7y
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EchoLogical @inwhichHeikereadsharder I'm curious to see which cookbooks other Littens enjoy. We should start a post for it one day! 📚🍛🍝🍕 7y
tpixie @inwhichHeikereadsharder @EchoLogical I love the Barefoot Contessa- probably because hers were my mom's and sister's go-to's. I haven't for awhile but @RachelO
@GlitteryOtters & I tried to cook out of a cookbook monthly
#neglectedcookbooks
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EchoLogical @tpixie LOL at the #neglectedcookbooks! I totally understand. I haven't tried the Barefoot Contessa's either. I'll have to look into it. ☺ 7y
tpixie @EchoLogical her roasted chicken! Who knew fennel tasted so good!! Here's a video link. (let's cheat without the book!!) http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/perfect-roast-chicken-recipe-19405... 7y
tpixie 1 (5 to 6 pound) roasting chicken
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 large bunch fresh thyme, plus 20 sprigs
• 1 lemon, halved
• 1 head garlic, cut in half crosswise
• 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter, melted
• 1 large yellow onion, thickly sliced
• 4 carrots cut into 2-inch chunks
• 1 bulb of fennel, tops removed, and cut into wedges
• Olive oil
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EchoLogical @tpixie Thank you! I'm gonna try this for Sunday dinner! 7y
tpixie 1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Cut up & Place the onions, carrots, and fennel in a roasting pan. Toss with salt, pepper, 20 sprigs of thyme, and olive oil. Spread around the bottom of the roasting pan. 3. Remove the chicken giblets. Rinse the chicken inside and out. Remove any excess fat and leftover pin feathers and pat the outside dry. Liberally salt and pepper the inside of the chicken. 
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tpixie 4. Stuff the cavity with the bunch of thyme, both halves of lemon, and all the garlic. Brush the outside of the chicken with the butter and sprinkle again with salt and pepper. Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the chicken. 
5. Place the chicken on top.
6. Roast the chicken for 1 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh. 
7y
tpixie 7. Remove the chicken and vegetables to a platter and cover with aluminum foil for about 20 minutes. 
8. Slice the chicken onto a platter and serve it with the vegetables.
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tpixie @EchoLogical hope you enjoy! It makes the house smell great too!! I know it's so easy to buy a roasted chicken from the grocery store now but I think it still has less salt and just more natural flavoring. 7y
tpixie ( I don't move it to a platter when I cover it with foil- I just keep it in my Pyrex baking dish) 7y
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Kaitlyn.keith.529
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I'm in a baking mood today. Buttermilk coffee cake in the oven, brownies coming later 👩🏼‍🍳 #baking #coffeecake #cookbook #brownies #yum

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BookishBelle
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I am trying to piece together a whole grain pancake recipe from a video Bon Appetit posted awhile ago and my trusty BHG cookbook. I think I've got it together. We'll see how it goes!

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Leigh0906
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Today's #bookhaul courtesy of my grandma who couldn't believe that I didn't have a copy of this- so she sent me one 😝

Reviewsbylola Hahaha, gotta love grandmas! 8y
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tracyrowanreads
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A familiar look, from 1953, and an earlier incarnation from 1937. Both from my mother's collection.

Reviewsbylola Great keepsakes! ❤️ 8y
tracyrowanreads They're precious to me. 8y
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readinginthedark
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I just barely finished cooling my pumpkin pie before going to bed last night, but here you go. I hope you all had a great Pi Day! (My husband made a berry pie that's more visually intriguing, but I wanted to post the picture of the one I made.)

Hobbinol I ❤️pumpkin pie❗️ 8y
readinginthedark @Hobbinol I would offer you some, but I must save some for my parents visiting this weekend. 😉But I think it turned out pretty well. I've made pies before, but usually apple and cranberry. 8y
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GypsyKat
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Making a cake for my mom's birthday. How does one adult make this much of a mess when making frosting? You'd think that a child "helped" me, but you'd be wrong. This mess is All mine. And I haven't even added the food coloring yet. ?#riotgrams #cookbook #baking #whatamess

Lmstraubie The mess is from all the love you're pouring into the cake 💗 8y
GypsyKat @Lmstraubie That's what I'm telling myself. 😉💗 8y
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GypsyKat
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Even with all of my cookbooks, I still end up going to the internet for an oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookie recipe. 📚🍪 #cookbooks #baking #cookies #oatmeal #raisins #chocolatechip #smellsamazing #bejealous 😉

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Lynnsoprano
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For @RealLifeReading and anyone else who has never had stuffed peppers 😊 This is comfort food in our house, but my recipe these days only vaguely resembles the original one from the old BH&G cookbook I got as a wedding gift.

Alfoster Looks delicious!❤ 8y
Lauren_reading Mmmmm! I need to make these soon - I never think of them but I love them! 8y
tpixie Yum! My daughter just made me these the other night! I'll have to look at the better homes recipe and compare how we do it now 8y
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Jenshootsweddings Looooooove stuffed peppers!!! I just be feeling better because I want those SO BAD! 8y
Imagineannie I grew up hating them,but those look so good - and probably pretty low carb. 8y
mom2bugnbee I got that cookbook as a wedding gift, also, 21 years ago! It's a classic. 8y
Lynnsoprano @tpixie At this point, the recipe is just a guideline 😄 I don't know that I could ever record what I do, since it changes every time. 8y
Gayan I want that so much right now! 8y
tpixie @Lynnsoprano lol that's how I cook! I just made roasted Brussel Sprouts ( my husband is gone and he hates them). The recipe said to sauté them before roasting in oven. They browned just fine in the oven!! 8y
DebinHawaii Looks delicious! 👍😀 8y
ApoptyGina69 I always do mine split open like that too. I have BH&G too (my mom's) and I remember them being served upright. Either way, delish! 8y
Lynnsoprano @ApoptyGina69 My husband likes his served whole, so I bake them upright and then split mine. The peppers were so big that I could only eat half anyway. 8y
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KimM
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Reading cookbooks today. 🦃 This is the 1953 edition complete with vintage stains. ❤️

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DogMomIrene
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I don't really have #CookbookLove in the plural sense for #PhotoADayNov16. I do refer to my classic Better Homes & Gardens Cook Book from time to time. Just too many foodie blogs out there. Found this chocolate lasagna recipe at http://www.centercutcook.com/chocolate-lasagna/. #Yummers

Made this bad boy as my comfort food for tomorrow night as I watch the season finale of America. (Totally stole that line from a meme my sister sent me!)

josie281 Season finale of America! Love it! 8y
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PenguinInFlight
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This is my favorite cookbook of all time. My mom still uses the edition she got when she was married in 1979, and it's what my sister and I learned to cook from. I have a (much updated) copy of my own that was a wedding present, and I always reference it before any of my others! #cookbooklove

KCorter I agree! This is my go-to cookbook! 8y
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OrangeMooseReads
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Had to add this because ... fun

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OrangeMooseReads
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My grandmother was cleaning out a few years ago and was going to throw this in the burn pile. I rescued it. It's falling apart and has so much random stuff stuck in it but I love it. I haven't used it for fear of losing something from it though. #cookbooklove #photoaday16

Donna_sBookMinute This title has stood the test of time. Definitely a keeper regardless of the condition. 8y
ApoptyGina69 This is the very edition I have also. Well used, I must say. 😄🍳🍝🍞 8y
OrangeMooseReads @ApoptyGina69 yes this one is very well used and there is a lot of add ins that she had gotten in the mail. 8y
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MrBook #NoTotsNotACookbook!!! 😂👏🏻 8y
OrangeMooseReads @MrBook actually I believe there is at least one tots recipe in here 8y
MrBook WOOHOO! Really?! 8y
OrangeMooseReads @Mr book I'll have to look again tomorrow, but I'm sure I saw tots in there 8y
BookBabe 😍 8y
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OrangeMooseReads
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Getting ready to take a picture of my cookbook for #photoaday16 and found this gem ... there are tons more crazy stuff stuck in here.

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BookishBelle
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#somethingforsept day 18: #booksthatmademehungry. Here is a pic of my cookbook bookshelf. I tagged the BHG bc it was the cookbook that I learned to cook from way back in my college days.

MrBook That's a lot of cookbooks! 8y
BookishBelle Yes, I may have an obsession. I love to cook and bake! 8y
HFoster I ❤️ the sheep! Baaaa! 😊❤️ 8y
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